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Back at the Trailhead
We slept in and lolled around all morning. We ate breakfast food and snacks in our room. We finally rolled out well after 10:00. We caught a shuttle to VA Rt. 100.
It was a hot day with plenty of uphill as we ascended the Peter’s Mountain Ridge. I was feeling that resupplied (heavy) pack, but I totally appreciated having that Powerade!
We passed more blooming mountain laurel and wildflowers. There were some nice views up on the ridge.
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Rice Field Shelter
We stopped into the Rice Field Shelter on the ridge to have snacks and drinks. I saw a cool moth next to my foot and enjoyed the view of the ridge. This might have been a nice shelter to spend the night at, but we decided to go a little further. Vega came in as we were getting ready to leave.
We had more overgrown, brushy trail to walk through before and after the shelter. I also got scratched on a few more thorn bushes trying to take over the trail.
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View from Peter’s Mountain Ridge
I read that the trail on this ridge crosses back and forth over the border from West Virginia to Virginia. Although, it wasn’t marked, so I wasn’t sure where exactly this happened.
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View Looking Out From the Rice Field Shelter Area
We stopped at an unofficial campsite near a spring. Frosty set up the tent, and I went down to get water. The trail to the water was marked with blue flagging tape. There was a pipe spring with good flow. I filled up everything. We needed water for the evening and the next morning. There wasn’t any reliable water for ten miles according to Guthooks. Frosty saw a doe and fawn while I got water.
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Our Spot for the Night
Vega came by the campsite when he stopped to get water. Vega stayed in Pearisburg last night as well, but at a hotel. Vega was doing big mileage days, so he was pushing on.
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Moth With my Shoe for a Bit of Scale
It was windy at the campsite. I cooled off and had to bundle up. We had sweet and sour pork for supper. I also had some extra treats, Crush flavored Swedish fish and a small bag of chips! This area had a few make shift fire pits and lots of sitting logs.
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Power Line View
No one else hiked by, and we were the only people camped here for the night. We hiked 8.5 trail miles.
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Fire Pit at the Rice Field Shelter